✅ SOLVED fish object found in civil war camp

[treasurehound]

I will give the best info that I can on this unusual item. It is a fish design that meausres 2 1/2" long and about 3/4" wide. There is a number 10 on the back. The bottom and top are separated all the way down to the tail. I do not know if it originally was this way or separated in time. Could this be a clip? There is a ring on the front for what attached to it I do not know. The ring appears to be made of copper and the fish maybe tin or silver. This was dug at a civil war camp near Chattanooga several years ago.

 

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[lostcauses]

What a great id. I have learned today. Thanks.

See if there be more there. Hope your hunt find more great stuff.

 

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[intimer]

i can't figure the time frame between the war and the patent but was thinking this---
what would be other reasons to carry this game piece?

80 friends to return to the game?

just a token from home?

bait?

maybe it was waiting to become trench art?

had to rush out of the parlor while the game was in progress!

just a lucky piece!

you know i've saved less interesting things over the years-some things even carried in my pocket a long long time! funny how different things impress different people in different ways. hey fishing is way up there in interest.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

i can't figure the time frame between the war and the patent but was thinking this---
what would be other reasons to carry this game piece?

IMO this is not a CW related piece. OMG I have 9999 posts!

 

[intimer]

congrats bigcypresshunterin advance of 10,000 wow get it done!

 

[Mental Granny]

Congrats BigCH!

 

[stefen]

There are layers to be considered with all finds...and many times there is a rush-to-judgement...

Fortunately, this find was classified in a rational manner beginning with the original post forward...

Way to go

 

[Tnmountains]

Amazing ID and thread. You guys are spooky good !!

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

treasurehound,

If you feel this is solved,

Go back to your original post,

Click on Modify,

Click on Message icon down arrow,

Click on Solved,

The Green Check will appear.

 

[treasurehound]

Thank you bigcypresshunter. Thank you all for your input and your investigative work on identifying this object.